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Depalletizing

Unload a pallet. Describe the box, the pattern and the pallet, and the cell takes it down layer by layer to feed the line.

Depalletizing is the same job as palletizing, run backwards. The description that tells ThRiVer how to build a pallet also tells it how to take one apart: it works down through the pattern layer by layer, lifting each box off and setting it on the conveyor or into the next station. Same cell, same setup, the other direction.

Up to 900 cases per hour, on the same pattern that builds the pallet.

The same cell running in reverse, taking a loaded pallet down box by box.

Up to 900
cases per hour
Minutes
to set up a new pattern
EUR / US
standard pallet sizes
Same cell
as palletizing
The pipeline

How ThRiVer runs it.

Describe the pallet
1

Describe the pallet

State the box, the pattern and the pallet, the same way you would to build one.

Work down the pattern
2

Work down the pattern

ThRiVer takes the layers in reverse, from the top down, box by box.

Lift and hand it off
3

Lift and hand it off

The robot lifts each box clear of the stack and sets it on the conveyor or into the next station.

Clear the pallet
4

Clear the pallet

It keeps going until the pallet is empty, then reports that it is done.

What you get

What it delivers.

Empties a loaded pallet layer by layer, box by box
Uses the same description as palletizing, run in reverse
Feeds a conveyor or the next station directly
Set it up for a new box or pattern in minutes, by describing the change
When reality gets messy

How it handles the hard cases.

A demo runs once. Production runs all shift. ThRiVer is built to keep going when an item is not where it should be.

The pallet type changes

A new box or a new layout is a new description, not a re-engineered cell, so a second pallet type is minutes of setup rather than a return visit.

The cell is shared

The same cell palletizes and depalletizes. Which one it does is a matter of which job you describe.

Every pick is logged

Result, cycle time and cause are recorded per box, so repeated trouble on one pallet type is visible.

Where it works

Built for production, across industries.

The same platform, set up by description, drops into very different lines.

Depalletizing in distribution and wholesale
Distribution and wholesale
Depalletizing in food and beverage
Food and beverage
Depalletizing in manufacturing
Manufacturing
Depalletizing in pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical

Frequently asked questions

What is robotic depalletizing?
Robotic depalletizing is taking a loaded pallet apart, lifting boxes off layer by layer and feeding them to a conveyor or the next station. It is palletizing run backwards, and on ThRiVer it uses the same description and the same cell.
Can the same cell palletize and depalletize?
Yes. The description that tells ThRiVer how to build a pallet also tells it how to take one apart, so which job the cell does is a matter of which one you describe. No second cell and no separate integration.
How fast is robotic depalletizing?
Up to 900 cases per hour on a ThRiVer cell. Depalletizing is usually a little faster than palletizing because the placement is a simple hand-off rather than a position computed against a growing stack.
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